Do all boys love trains? Well, I found one that can’t make a choice between trains and firefighters.

I enjoy judging photo contests, especially if they involve photojournalism. Yesterday, our photo staff at The Telegraph in Nashua, N.H., judged the Vermont Press Association’s annual photo contest.

Yes, he could have used a breath mint, as “Bolo” a Pelham police dog in training, walked up to me to check out the camera while I photographed him getting groomed today, May 13, 2009, during a training session in searches. Although, Bolo wasn’t as affectionate as my golden retriever, “Penny,” who licks visitors like a Popsicle, he was curious of the camera.

Smile for the camera baby! Now that’s a face only a mother could love!

I thought this pattern of curled up leaves on my Azalea bush made an interesting pattern in black and white.

As a photographer, just how far do you travel to take scenic pictures? In 2009, I will be challenging myself to find scenic pictures in my own backyard. The photographs will be published in this blog under the category “Backyard Wonders.” You’ll also be able to view the pictures on my Flickr page.

The next time you drive by a guy wearing one of these glow-in-the-dark, eye-blinding vests, don’t be frightened, they aren’t deer hunting along the F. E. Everett Turnpike.

I’ve been shooting elections since the mid-80’s. Some of those were is tiny old country schoolhouses in rural Minnesota, surrounded by open fields. I don’t remember long lines of voters, just pickups and tractors lined up along gravel roads.

So what would Ben Franklin have done if someone showed him a digital video camera back in the 1700’s? I’ll tell you. He would probably have jumped right out of his knickers!
Franklin was an inventor, writer, diplomat, businessman, musician, scientist, and humorist, but I don’t think he would have found the digital video images funny [...]